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La. pardon board denies requests from 5 death row inmates seeking clemency hearings Play Video
October 13, 2023 2:06 PM
BATON ROUGE - A handful of inmates who were seeking a shot at leniency amid a push to clear Louisiana's death row were denied clemency hearings Friday. The Louisiana Board of Pardons on Friday shot down requests from all five inmates who were vying for a hearing that could... more » -
More prosecutors join Baton Rouge DA's push to halt 'rushed' clemency hearings for death row inmates
September 20, 2023 11:54 AM
BATON ROUGE - More of Louisiana's top prosecutors are joining East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore in seeking an injunction to deny a series of expedited clemency hearings for the "worst of the worst" in the state's prison system. A press conference being held Wednesday was set to... more » -
Alabama executes man convicted of killing 3 officers; sparks controversy
March 6, 2020 2:33 PM
ATMORE, Ala. - Inmate Nathaniel Woods, 43, was executed Thursday evening for the 2004 slaying of three officers who was shot by another man. Following a lethal injection at the state prison in Atmore, Woods was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. Authorities say that Woods had no final words... more » -
McKinley High student will reportedly receive thousands after push-up punishment
February 12, 2020 5:25 PM
BATON ROUGE - An appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a former McKinley High School student will be awarded $175,00 in general damages after being hospitalized for five days. In 2014 Tristen Rushing was hospitalized for five days after he was told to do 200 push-ups for being late... more » -
Man arrested for leaving son in locked horse trailer overnight as punishment Play Video
April 11, 2017 5:22 PM
BATON ROUGE – A man has been arrested after deputies say he locked his son inside a horse trailer overnight as a punishment. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested 71-year-old Douglas O'neal on one charge of cruelty to juveniles. The incident occurred on April 10 when deputies... more »